Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said for essential services in Penang, Selangor, Melaka, Johor, Sabah, and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan, which have been imposed with the MCO from tomorrow until Jan 26, 100% of the staff were required to be present.

“For other services, a maximum of 30% of staff should be present.

“The same directive has been implemented for officers in states subjected to the conditional MCO, namely Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Kedah, Terengganu and Kelantan,” he said in a statement here today.

For states under the recovery MCO, namely Perlis and Sarawak, the presence of staff should be optimal, he said.

However, he said in accordance with Service Circular Number Five of 2020, all other workers should work from home.

“Department heads must determine the presence of officers as prescribed to ensure that services can continue to be rendered without any issues,” he said, adding that the directive was also extended to all state civil services, statutory bodies and local authorities.

Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin yesterday announced the implementation of the MCO, conditional MCO (CMCO) and recovery MCO (RMCO) in various states and regions around the country.

Meanwhile, Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) president Adnan Mat has urged the public not to visit government offices out of panic, as they were still subjected to the SOPs as prescribed by the MCO in the respective areas.

“Cuepacs also hopes that all leaders and politicians in the country can cooperate and respect the decisions made by the government, and serve the people who are facing difficulties due to Covid-19 during this emergency period,” he said, referring to the state of emergency declared by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong earlier today.

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